P3b6 C JFAX 326 Fri 20 May 21:10/43 1/3 BOXING: EUB—oK c—!KS AN EARLY WIN Chris Eubank is putting his money where his eloquent mouth is when hj takes on Ray Close in Belfast'u King's Hall on Saturday. The WBO super-middleweight title holder has backed himslf to the tune of £1,p00 at 66-1 to win in the first round. Barney Eastwood, who manages Close, took the bet and also offered the controversial champion odds of 50-1 to stop the fight in the second. Eubank has predicted hj will win in four rounds at the most, but aims to make it a bumper bet pay-day. W Snooker Tennis Athletics Round-upP3b6 CEJFAX 326 Fri 20 May 21:12/21 2/3 BOXING: PRIVACY PAYS O p OFF FOR EUBANK Chris Eubank believes his decision to 'go private' will zay off whkn 5 hl mnets Irishm6 RWW tlos i0 Belfast on Saturday. -hj WBO super-middleweight king shut himself away during training instead of holding open sessions as hj has for past fights. 2 "Chris would definitely have got beaten if hj had continued to prepare with public workouts. Hj just couldn't concentrate. "Now I think he's ten timer the boxer he was when he last met Close," said trainer Ronnie Davies. Snooker Tennis Athletics Ro4nd-u8